English Explanatory Dictionary

quadruplet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set of four, particularly
  2. A tuplet of four notes.
  3. A sequence of four elements.
  4. One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  5. A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.

Pronunciation

/kwɒˈdɹʌplət/ /kwɑˈdɹuːplət/ /kwɑˈdɹʌplət/ /kwɑˈdɹuplət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-quadruplet.wav

Word forms

quadruplet quadruplets

Etymology

From quadruple + -et.

Synonyms

quartet

Related words

single solo double twofold triple threefold quadruple fourfold quintuple pentuple fivefold loner singleton monad pair couple twosome duo dyad trio threesome triad troika foursome quartet tetrad fivesome quintet pentad only one singlet twin one of two doublet triplet one of three quadruplet one of four quintuplet pentuplet one of five sextuple hextuple sixfold septuple heptuple sevenfold octuple eightfold ninefold nonuple tenfold decuple sixsome sextet hexad sevensome septet heptad eightsome

Derived words

prime quadruplet
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